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Exercise guide
Banded Adductor Stretch
A lying stretch that uses a band to guide one straight leg out to the side and lengthen the inner thigh.
What this exercise works
- Muscles
- adductors · hamstrings
- Goals
- mobility
- Equipment
- Resistance band
- Category
- Stretching
- Difficulty
- beginner
Demonstration
Step 1
How to perform the movement
- Lie on your back with a band looped around one foot.
- Raise that leg and let it open out to the side.
- Hold the band to control how far the leg lowers.
- Hold for 20 to 30 seconds, breathing steadily.
- Switch sides and repeat.
Technique cues and common mistakes
- Keep your hips flat and both glutes on the floor.
- Stretch to mild tension, never to pain.